re: Could P Blake Gillikin be more than a camp leg for the Saints?

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RE: George Blanda

I'm not sure how it relates to the board as Blanda was a placekicker and quarterback, but I did see him on TV with the Raiders a few times when I was a kid and always that the dude was a class act.

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He was an outstanding QB and led the Houston Oilers to championships in the early days of the AFL prior to the leagues merging. Billy Cannon was the star running back until injuries took its toll and he was traded to Oakland. .
The team also featured Louisiana natives Charlie Hennigan, a All pro receiver from N W State and miniature bowling ball running back Charlie Tolar also from N W
State. They wer followed by RB Hoyle Granger from Oberlin who played at Miss. State. Lot of LA flavor on the early Oilers.